prolix

Example Sentences

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The world premiere, “Have We Met?!,” choreographed by Juliano Nunes, is a 33-minute, two-part, prolix affair for two featured couples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

He wasn’t a particularly gifted or prolix orator.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2022

A certain type of actor thrives in these prolix circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021

On airplanes, she said, she could quickly shut down the annoying small talk of prolix seatmates when they asked, “What do you do?”

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

At the same time the work is not without its defects, chief of which is the frequent recurrence of prolix digressions.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett